Body Worlds is in Salt Lake City for another few weeks. I can't get my DH to go see it with me. Or my BFF. It's a 2 hour drive and I hear its getting hard to get tickets.

Anybody wanna go with me?

Check out this 3 min. video: http://theleonardo.org/bodyworlds/index.php (wait about 20 seconds for it to automatically start).

Warning: video shows actual plasticized human bodies without the skin. Intriguing to some, disturbing to others.

I'd love to go (wish I lived closer)!!

I've heard about this....they either had an exhibit like this one somewhere here in Atlanta or were going to...I don't know which. But this is very interesting to me (not disturbing at all) and I'd love to be able to go.

I looked up the Body Worlds website and it's just fascinating.....

Absolutely go! It was fascinating. Greta, her husband, and I went to it when they were visiting me before she went to Italy.

It's a little weird at first, but it's really cool and you get kind of clinical. Plus, there are always "danglies" to point and go "OMG!" at.

Looks fascinating Rochelle, and if I wasn't so dang busy right now, I'd meet you there! Haven't been on the boards much lately.
1) Get my first grandbaby boy in a few weeks
2) Youngest leaves on a mission on Dec. 17th (so I will be heading to Provo for at least a day - but it will be a one day deal!)
3) Just got back from a southern caribbean cruise that kept me away for 10 days.
4) New calling in church - stake Primary - and have had all the dang scout training, and then leadership meeting to prepare for.
5) First of the year at work is crazy!

Okay, so now you know where I've been hiding! I would like to make it to SLC to see some Christmas plays - but alas, that won't happen either since I still have the missionary to get ready. I'm going to meet you sometime, though. I'd say let's plan something in January, but grandbaby girl is due then! And once I get those grandbabies, I may never leave home again

I may be in the minority here, but I don't think I'd want to get any closer to it than the video. It was interesting, but I'd probably have night terrors after seeing it in person. However, w/that being said~ I think it's an amazing exhibit, but not for this touchy tummy! Let us know if you go Twinks and what you thought of it.

DM,

After spending my young life in the world of biological sciences, cadaver dissections and some previous unspeakble activities,..., there is no way that I will go to the display.

It does not give me the creeps, but is just nauseating to me.

My wife and all of my collegues have just raved about it...and I am in the minority.

-Vic

Hope you find someone to go - it was definitely cool. I'm a biologist and have disected cadavers so there was no ick factor when I saw it - I just thought it was fascinating. If I hadn't already quit smoking - the lung exhibit would have given me cause!

Highly recommended!

I hope you find someone to go and see it with, Twinkletoes.

When we went to Las Vegas, it was on and my mum looked at it and said it looked really good but when she mentioned the bodies it freaked me out a bit lol. I wish I had have gone now though has it looks awsome.

It's such a shame it's a 10 hour flight from my house to where you live has I would have loved to have gone and seen it with you! I wished they did this in the UK.

Take care and let us know if you get to go.

Absolutely, it was fascinating. I went a few years ago with a friend in Tampa, FL, when we were there visiting. The only thing wrong was that the exhibit was too crowded. I was in a wheelchair, and people kept pushing in front of me to see. So, Julie would wait a minute, say "excuse us", and try to push me past these rude people. Then, her arms got tired, I got tired, and we left before we'd seen everything.

I would go again in a minute, but at a time when it wasn't so crowded.

wow......these are real bodies right???? I dont know if I could stomach
it. I hope you find someone who can.